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June 6, 2012
Claire’s Stores names former Disney Store executive as CEO

Claire’s Stores Inc. has named James D. Fielding, former president of Disney Stores Worldwide, as CEO, effective June 18, 2012.

New York -- Claire’s Stores Inc. has named James D. Fielding, former president of Disney Stores Worldwide, as CEO, effective June 18, 2012. Fielding, who resigned from Disney on Monday, will also join Claire’s board of directors.

“I look forward to capitalizing on the many growth initiatives available to the company, including new stores, development of the Icing concept, continued international expansion in markets such as Mexico, India and China, and optimization of e-commerce,” Fielding said in a statement.

January 6, 2012
CEO of Claire’s Stores steps down

Claire’s Stores announced that Eugene S. Kahn has resigned.

Chicago -- Claire’s Stores announced that Eugene S. Kahn has resigned. Kahn has served in the position since the company went private in 2007 in a $3.1 billion takeover by private-equity firm Apollo Management LP.

While the board will conduct a search for internal and external candidates, Claire's Stores President James G. Conroy and Jay Friedman, president of Claire's North American Division, will immediately form an interim office of the CEO.

February 17, 2011
Apollo Management to combine Sprouts Farmers Market and Henry’s Farmers Market

Private equity firm Apollo Management will acquire majority ownership in Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market. Apollo plans to combine Sprouts operations with another of its holdings, Henry's Farmers Market, based in Irvine, Calif.

Phoenix -- Private equity firm Apollo Management will acquire majority ownership in Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market. Apollo plans to combine Sprouts operations with another of its holdings, Henry's Farmers Market, based in Irvine, Calif. The combined company will operate under the Sprouts Farmers Market name.

Terms of the deal, expected to close in the second quarter of this year, were not disclosed. The combined grocers will have 98 stores and generate annual sales that exceed $1 billion.

February 17, 2011
Apollo Management to combine Sprouts Farmers Market and Henry’s Farmers Market

Private equity firm Apollo Management will acquire majority ownership in Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market. Apollo plans to combine Sprouts operations with another of its holdings, Henry's Farmers Market, based in Irvine, Calif.

Phoenix -- Private equity firm Apollo Management will acquire majority ownership in Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market. Apollo plans to combine Sprouts operations with another of its holdings, Henry's Farmers Market, based in Irvine, Calif. The combined company will operate under the Sprouts Farmers Market name.

Terms of the deal, expected to close in the second quarter of this year, were not disclosed. The combined grocers will have 98 stores and generate annual sales that exceed $1 billion.

October 21, 2010
Tri-Land names property exec

Tri-Land Properties announced that Robert Booth has joined the company as its manager of property...

October 7, 2009
Canadian chain to sell Linens ’n Things-branded goods

Linens ’n Things branded merchandise is headed back to store shelves for the first time...

January 26, 2009
Linens ‘n Things Name Lives On

Linens ‘n Things, which closed its doors at the end of 2008, is getting a...

October 27, 2008
DJM Realty Will Handle Linens 'n Things Disposition

DJM Realty, a Gordon Brothers Group Co., announced Monday that it has been retained to...

August 28, 2008
Report: Linens ’n Things May File Restructuring Plan

Linens ’n Things could file a plan to reorganize its business as early as Friday,...

August 17, 2008
Report: Linens 'n Things Plans Bankruptcy Exit

Linens ’n Things has devised a plan to emerge from bankruptcy early next year, according...

August 11, 2008
Linens 'n Things Sales Fall in 2Q

Linens Holding Co. said Tuesday its sales dropped 21% in its second quarter. The company,...

July 9, 2008
Linens ‘n Things to Shutter More Locations

Bankrupt retailer Linens 'n Things Inc. has asked a judge for permission to close 87...

April 21, 2008
Report: Linens 'n Things Paying Vendors Before Delivery

Linens 'n Things Inc. is making a major effort to stock its retail stores, as...

April 9, 2008
Report: Linens 'n Things May Be Headed for Bankruptcy

Leon Black's buyout firm Apollo Management is considering the idea of a "prepackaged" bankruptcy plan...

March 31, 2008
Exiting With Style

Quite possibly the most popular person at the second annual Main & Wall conference...

March 31, 2008
Linens ’n Things Seeks Capital Restructuring

Linens ’n Things said Tuesday it is in talks with creditors on a capital-restructuring plan...

March 20, 2008
Linens 'N Things 4Q Loss Widens

Linens 'n Things on Thursday said its fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened, adding that it planned...

March 20, 2008
Linens 'N Things 4Q Loss Widens

Linens 'n Things on Thursday said its fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened, adding that it planned...

November 30, 2007
Customer Relationships Make Playing the Odds Easy

Harrah’s knows exactly where its profits come from—and that extends far beyond the gaming tables....

January 30, 2006
Linens ’n Things Buy-Out Approved

Clifton, N.J., Linens...

January 2, 2006
Linens ’N Things Deal Gets U.S. Antitrust

Washington, U.S. antitrust...

January 1, 2006
Smart & Final Expands in California

Los Angeles, Smart...

November 7, 2005
Linens ’n Things Agrees to Takeover

Clifton, N.J., Linens...

November 7, 2005
Linens ’n Things Agrees to Takeover

Clifton, N.J., Linens...

November 1, 2005
Report: Linens ‘n Things Negotiations Heat Up

Clifton, N.J., Linens...